Many challenges today can trigger eating disorders. War, uncertainty about the future, worries about loved ones for many people become causes of stress that "eat", or vice versa - they resort to strict restrictions. Systematic overeating, as a search for temporary pleasure and comfort, and restrictions with the aim of at least some control over life, turns into a dangerous problem, the solution of which is proposed by the legend of American dietetics, Marsha Herrin in his Nutrition Plan - the "rule of three". Why is it really important to follow them and how do they work?
In matters of human survival, the Rule of Three is interpreted as the ability to live without food for three weeks, without water for three days, without shelter for three hours, and without oxygen for three minutes. It's about extremes and danger in numbers. And awareness in this case is the key to safe life, a guide in threatening circumstances and situations.
Threats and disruptions can also occur during the transition from restrictive dietary behavior of patients with RCP. That is why, when starting to work with them, most specialists start with the Nutrition Plan according to Marsha Herrin's Rule of Three (" rule of three " by Marcia Herrin ). Its author, the founder of the Program for Prevention, Education and Treatment of Eating Disorders at Dartmouth College, believes that a person gains weight not from eating certain foods, but from systematic overeating.
Herrin's plan is based on three meals with snacks and mandatory two meals after the main meal of the so- called fun food food As the last March Herrin recommends a portion of any food that is not healthy in the usual sense of the word, but brings joy, the calorie content of which is about 300 calories. For example, ice cream, chips , pastries, soda, etc.
The methodology of the American nutritionist is an active and effective axiom in the transition from dietary thinking to healthy eating. However, many clients perceive the "Rule of Three" as the new diet. They are indignant and protest, they say, diet again? Having just given up another diet, people do not understand why to introduce the quality rule again? Customer fatigue from them and protests can be understood.
But in fact, the technique is a guarantor of safety against breakdowns and a bridge to the world of healthy eating and a comfortable life. After all, anxiety in the relationship with food decreases gradually, with the help of fun food Her presence helps to prevent breakdowns, because taboos are removed: you can do what you love. Eating for pleasure serves as a prevention of both one-time and systematic overeating. In addition, a balanced diet according to Dr. Herrin's plan reduces cravings for sweets, fat, flour, which cease to be something unavailable and therefore most desirable, they are present in the diet every day.
This is why the above Guidelines work as a traffic light for the safety of patients with eating disorders. There is also the danger of food chaos, self-reproach, another return to strict diets, when the Victim and the Savior quickly change roles. And such "swings" are physically and psychologically dangerous for the body. This is a kind of protest movement, driving through a red traffic light.
Of course, you can cross the quiet rural road in any way you like. However, the wider the highway, the more relevant traffic rules become. Their compliance is our safety! Therefore, the highway to a healthy life should begin with a nutrition plan, compliance with working safety rules. This is the basis of Ms. Herrin's work efficiency .